Lynda Carter Biography (2)
Soon after winning the Miss World pageant in the 1970s, Carter was cast as the lead character in television's Wonder Woman. The show, which became a big hit, enjoyed a five-year run and still airs worldwide in syndication. In 1984, Carter starred opposite Loni Anderson in another well-received series, Partners in Crime.
Carter starred in the feature film LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE opposite Dee Wallace Stone, Martin Kove and Matt McCoy. She has also played the lead in many television movies including: Born to be Sold, a story of unregulated chemical pollution in the U.S.; Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess, in which Carter was the title character; Posing and Danielle Steele's Daddy.
In the 1980s, Carter produced and starred in numerous television specials including the Emmy Award-winning Lynda Carter Celebration, which was one of the highest rated specials of the year; Lynda Carter: Body and Soul, which received two Emmy nominations; and Lynda Carter: Street Life. She also performed these shows live on a national tour.
Intent on developing compelling projects with strong female leads, Carter formed Lynda Carter Productions, which produced her award-winning specials as well as television dramas like Stillwatch, based on a Mary Higgins Clark novel, Born to be Sold and The Last Song, among others.
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